Ukraine crisis: North Korea defends Russia as it blames US as ‘root cause’ of invasion
- Pyongyang blames hypocritical Washington for Ukraine invasion, says US has meddled in other countries’ affairs in name of ‘peace and stability’
- In the past Moscow has sought to ease international sanctions placed on nuclear-armed North Korea on humanitarian grounds
But North Korea, in a muted response issued in the form of a commentary posted on the Foreign Ministry’s website, said the United States was to blame for the unfolding disaster.
Washington has pursued “military supremacy in disregard of the legitimate demand of Russia for its security” according to the commentary, attributed to Ri Ji Song, a researcher at the North’s Society for International Politics Study.
“The root cause of the Ukrainian crisis also lies in the high-handedness and arbitrariness of the US,” said the post uploaded on the North’s foreign ministry website on Saturday.
Ri slammed the US for holding a “double standard” – saying it meddled in the internal affairs of other countries in the name of “peace and stability” but “but it denounces for no good reason self-defensive measures taken by other countries to ensure their own national security.”
“Gone are the days when the US used to reign supreme,” the post said.